Financial Analyst, Center of Excellence - Costing

TreeHouse Foods; Oak Brook (IL); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with 5% match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

DevelopU courses and training

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods is seeking a Financial Analyst for the Center of Excellence - Costing to join our Finance team in Oak Brook, IL. You will develop cost estimates, maintain bills of materials, support data governance, and provide insights to drive cost-related decisions across pricing and costing activities.

As part of the Center of Excellence, you will partner with cross-functional teams, perform variance analyses, and contribute to cost-related projects, while collaborating with plant finance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field is required.
• 1–5 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or a related analytical role is preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with finance, reporting, or ERP systems is preferred.
• Strong financial, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including data interpretation and drawing conclusions.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to finance and non-finance audiences.
• Attention to detail, organization, and prioritization to manage multiple deadlines.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across functions and work in a team.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to learn the business in a fast-paced environment.
• High integrity, discretion, and professionalism when handling confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Apply cost accounting skills to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Develop standard cost estimates and analyze reports for key performance metrics.
• Collaborate with plant finance managers to enhance analytical capabilities and insights.
• Build cross-functional relationships with strong written and verbal communication.
• Maintain data integrity and handle confidential customer information with discretion.

Skills

Bachelor degree in Finance?

Financial analysis

Excel

Communication

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Posting Title

Financial Analyst, Center of Excellence - Costing

Employee Type

Full time

Location

IL Oak Brook

Job Type

Finance Planning / Analysis

About Us

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!
• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description

We are seeking a Financial Analyst, Center of Excellence - Costing to join our Finance team based in Oak Brook, IL. The Financial Analyst, Center of Excellence - Costing, will serve as a key member of the Finance Center of Excellence, supporting strategic business objectives through financial analysis, process improvement, and enhanced reporting across pricing and costing activities. This role is responsible for developing cost estimates, maintaining bills of materials and routings, supporting master data governance, and delivering financial insights that inform decision‑making. The position will partner closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure effective commercialization handoffs to manufacturing and will contribute to variance analysis, data integrity audits, and cost‑related projects.

You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to

• Apply strong cost accounting skills to efficiently manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and balance competing tasks in a fast‑paced environment
• Develop standard cost estimates and analyze reports that provide insights into key performance metrics for a variety of categories
• Act with self‑motivation to collaborate with plant finance managers to enhance analytical capabilities and improve the effectiveness of insights supporting overall business performance
• Demonstrate ability to build quality cross functional relationships and collaborate utilizing excellent written and oral communications skills
• Maintain a high degree of data integrity, discretion, and professionalism handling confidential customer information

Important Details

• This is a full‑time, first‑shift hybrid position located at our Oak Brook, IL office.
• The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $64,000.00 - 96,000.00 USD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue‑based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.

You’ll fit right in if you have

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related field required.
• 1-5 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, or a related analytical role preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel; experience with finance, reporting, or ERP systems preferred.
• Strong financial, analytical, and problem‑solving skills, including the ability to interpret data and develop sound conclusions.
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to finance and non‑finance audiences.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.
• Ability to build collaborative working relationships across functions and work effectively in a team environment.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to learn the business and adapt in a fast‑paced environment.
• High degree of integrity, discretion, and professionalism when handling confidential information.

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability‑[e-mail]

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